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Minor league team's Exploding Whales name nods to Oregon legend
Original: One of the Eugene Emeralds' alternative names is the Exploding Whales. I guess you have to be an Oregonian to understand
The Eugene Emeralds, a minor league baseball team in Oregon, occasionally rebrand as the Exploding Whales, one of several alternate identities the club uses. The name references the infamous 1970 incident in Florence, Oregon, when officials used dynamite to remove a dead whale from a beach, blasting blubber over the town. Locals immediately get the joke; outsiders often need the backstory explained.
Why now: The odd team name amuses people once they learn it references Oregon's famous 1970 exploding whale incident.
Eugene EmeraldsExploding WhalesEugene, OregonFlorence, Oregon
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- One of the Eugene Emeralds' alternative names is the Exploding Whales. I guess you have to be an Oregonian to understand that. #MinorLeague #Baseball #Charmera #ToyCamera · RideTheory@pixelfed.de · 5
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